radarscope
Sweeping detection display
A radarscope is the display screen of a radar system, showing the positions of detected objects as blips or echoes.
The term dates from early radar technology when cathode-ray tubes provided the visual output.
Modern systems use digital displays, but radarscope persists in aviation and military contexts: The controller watched the radarscope for incoming aircraft.
Momentary signal flash
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
airspace · approach · aircraft · squawk · departure · landing · takeoff · pilot
Systematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- AWACSAerial radar surveillance acronym
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- early-warningAdvance notification of danger
NORAD · stealth · scrambling · tactical · bogey · bandit · intercept · tracking
Frequency change from motion
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
hurricane · tornado · cyclone · weather · forecast · reflectivity · convection · front
screen
Display or barrier
scan · pulse · range · azimuth · resolution · antenna · beamwidth · target · plot · phosphor
blip
Momentary signal flash
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
altitude · airspace · approach · aircraft · squawk · departure · landing · takeoff · pilot · airliner
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- AWACSAerial radar surveillance acronym
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
early-warning · NORAD · stealth · scrambling · tactical · bogey · bandit · intercept · tracking · battlespace
doppler
Frequency change from motion
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- trackingMonitoring location over time
thunderstorm · hurricane · tornado · cyclone · weather · forecast · reflectivity · convection · front · cell
vessel
Receptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
port · harbor · buoy · bearing · heading · waypoint · mariner · bridge · chart · anchorage
radio, scope, radar, telescope, microscope, radius, radars, periscope, radiotelephone